Local Economic Revalization Tax Assistance

Project and Property Owner Overview

Property Owner Overview

Project Overview

End Use of the Project*

Location Information

https://gis.pittsburghpa.gov/pghwards

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Exemption Performance Objective

Please indicate whether your project meets each of the Exemption Performance Objectives below.

A project not to be owner occupied by the property owner that includes at least ten (10)percent of total residential units are affordable to and occupied by households earning at or below fifty (50) percent of the area median income (AMI) as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for commercial residential developments (i.e. developments where greater than 50 percent of the building gross square footage is for commercial residential use).*

A Project not to be owner occupied by the property owner that includes at least sixty (60) percent of the total residential units that are affordable to and occupied by households earning at or below eighty (80) percent of the area median income, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for commercial residential developments (i.e. developments where greater than fifty (50) percent of the building gross square footage is for commercial residential use.*

A Project that increases the net number of full-time equivalent positions ("FTEs") by no less than fifty (50) FTEs for commercial and industrial developments (i.e. developments where greater than fifty (50) percent of the building gross square footage is for commercial or industrial use).*

Project Scale

In the worksheet below, provide the square footage, units and rooms for each of the project’s planned building usage types.

Building Usage Type
Square Footage
Units
Rooms
Retail
Office
Residential
Flex Industrial
Hospitality (Hotel/Motel)
Other (describe below)

Total

Economic Impact Analysis

In the worksheet below, provide the estimated number of part-time and full-time jobs created and retained during construction and after build-out.
PT - Part-time     FT - Full-time
 
PT Created
PT Retained
PT Total
FT Created
FT Retained
FT Total

Construction

(if known)
 
 

After Buildout
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
Office
Residential
Flex Industrial
Hospitality (Hotel/Motel)
Other (describe below)

TOTAL

Fee Information

Upon submitting this application, two separate fees will need to be paid: one to Allegheny County and one to the School District of Pittsburgh.

Allegheny County assesses a NON-Refundable fee of $2,500 per LERTA application.

  • Fees must be wired to:
    First National Bank
    559 Grant Street
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219

  • Payment Information:
    Routing: 043318092
    Acct No: 0022907541

Payments to the School District can be made by check payable to the School District of Pittsburgh.

  • Payments should be mailed to the following address:
    School District of Pittsburgh
    Attn: LERTA Processing
    341 S. Bellefield Avenue
    Room 333
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213

  • Please note that the fee is 1% of the total requested.

Fees Acceptance

Please use the checkbox below to indicate that you understand and agree to these fees.*

Attachments

Name Notes File Exts.
Required Attachments
Summary of planned improvements or new construction for which the exemption is requested *
The type of residential, industrial, commercial, or other business construction for which the exemption is requested *
Copy of the building permit *
Evidence of zoning compliance construction costs *
Neighborhood map showing the location of the project site *
Copies of the plans, specifications, and construction costs *
Evidence of sufficient financing for the project *
Evidence of historic designation *
Optional Attachments
Affidavit of Minimum Affordability Unit Verification. *

File attachment requirements may change based on responses to form questions.

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